Domain Paper (Australia) Pty Ltd v Galloway [2014] FCA 936

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Domain Paper (Australia) Pty Ltd v Galloway [2014] FCA 936 Citation: Domain Paper (Australia) Pty Ltd v Galloway [2014] FCA 936

Parties: DOMAIN PAPER (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (ACN 115 788 308) v JOHN FINDLAY GALLOWAY, ELIZABETH WATSON GALLOWAY, ANGUS GRAPHICS PTY LTD (ACN 141 731 599), MARK IAN GALLOWAY and KIM ELIZABETH PHIPPS

File number: VID 648 of 2012

Judge: MURPHY J

Date of judgment: 28 August 2014

Catchwords: EVIDENCE – legal professional privilege – advice privilege – dominant purpose of giving or obtaining legal advice or the provision of legal services – whether legal advice provided to individual in personal capacity or in capacity as director of company – onus of proving claim for privilege – whether onus of proving privilege discharged

Legislation: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) Fair Trading Act

Cases cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Apple Computer Australia Pty Ltd v Wily [2002] NSWSC 855 AWB Ltd v Cole and Another (No 5) (2006) 155 FCR 30 Barnes v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2007) 242 ALR 601 DSE (Holdings) Pty Ltd v InterTAN Inc (2003) Esso Australia Resources Limited v Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1999) 201 CLR 49 Hawksford v Hawksford [2008] NSWSC 31 Kang v Kwan & Ors [2001] NSWSC 698 Re Southland Coal Pty Ltd (receivers and managers appointed)(in liq) (2006) 203 FLR 1 The Daniels Corporation International Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (2002) 213 CLR 543